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Birra Forst

Family-ownedPilsner specialistRegional
🌍 Italy · Regional · 3 beers

Italy's highest-altitude brewery and the pride of South Tyrol — Birra Forst was founded in 1857 in Lagundo (Algund) near Merano in the Alpine foothills. The brewery draws brewing water from the Adige valley mountain springs and produces beers in the German-Austrian tradition, reflecting South Tyrol's dual Italian-Austrian cultural identity. Forst is Italy's largest independently owned brewery and exports across Italian-speaking markets. The brewery has been in the Fuchs family for six generations.

Founded1857
Beers3
CityLagundo
Brewer

Beers by Birra Forst

3 beers
Forst Kronen
Czech Pilsner · 4.7%
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Forst Premium
Euro Pale Lager · 5%
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Forst Sixtus
Doppelbock · 8%
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Aggregated across 3 beers

crisp87%
malty85%
malty sweetness85%
refreshing83%
clean80%

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About Birra Forst

Italy's highest-altitude brewery and the pride of South Tyrol — Birra Forst was founded in 1857 in Lagundo (Algund) near Merano in the Alpine foothills. The brewery draws brewing water from the Adige valley mountain springs and produces beers in the German-Austrian tradition, reflecting South Tyrol's dual Italian-Austrian cultural identity. Forst is Italy's largest independently owned brewery and exports across Italian-speaking markets. The brewery has been in the Fuchs family for six generations.

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